Sonia Giouleka, Eirini Boureka, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Konstantinos Lallas, Georgios Papazisis, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Themistoklis Dagklis
INTRODUCTION: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide and a major public health concern, often associated with delayed diagnosis, suboptimal management, and poor perinatal outcomes. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to review and compare the most recently published influential guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of this complication during antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A descriptive review of guidelines from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) on maternal and puerperal sepsis was carried out...
April 2023: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey